The release of abuse-deterrent OxyContin and adolescent heroin use

Original research
par
DiNardi, Michael

Date de publication

2021

Géographie

USA

Langue de la ressource

English

Texte disponible en version intégrale

Non

Open Access / OK to Reproduce

Non

Évalué par des pairs

Yes

L’objectif

To determine the association between the abuse-deterrent reformulation of OxyContin and adolescent lifetime heroin use in the United States.

Constatations/points à retenir

The increase in adolescent heroin mortality was likely not driven by an increase in adolescent lifetime heroin use.

La conception ou méthodologie de recherche

Individual survey data from the 1999–2019 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System

Mots clés

Evidence base
Illegal drugs
Youth